(Bloomberg) -- More than 21 people were killed as heavy rain and winds lashed the central Philippines, while a weakened storm Hagupit headed toward Manila.

The government shut state offices and trading of stocks, bonds and currencies was suspended. Troops were deployed in Manila to help evacuation and relief operations. Schools will stay shut tomorrow in the capital as the storm made its fourth landfall in the early evening in Batangas province, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) south of Manila.

Hagupit, which entered the eastern area of the Philippines as a super typhoon, was downgraded to a tropical storm by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The nation’s weather bureau said rain may be moderate to heavy within the storm’s 450-kilometer diameter and floods are a threat in low-lying regions.

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